Teaching pages | Professor Joe Cain

HPSC0161 Podcasting as Science Communication (Teaching)

Podcasting is a digital media format rapidly growing as a channel for science communication. Audiences are growing in size and reach every year. As a format, podcasting offers many ways to innovate. It also makes […]

HPSC0155 Science Communication Final Project

The Master’s degree culminates in a science communication project of the student’s own design. This project is documented by a project proposal in Term 3 and a final product submitted near the end of the […]

WeAreSTS podcasting from UCL Department of Science and Technology Studies (STS)

STS Podcasting Sprint

STS Podcasting Sprint 2023 completed in May. This sprint is designed as a fast-paced introduction to creating episodes for podcasts. It is designed for students wanting to improve their skills with this area in anticipation […]

What’s the STSNewsRoom?

Dr Jean-Baptiste Gouyon and I started the STSNewsRoom in 2021 to bring together different summer activities underway in UCL Department of Science and Technology Studies (STS). We wanted to expand student contributions to the department’s […]

UCL computing cluster room in Foster Court basement

UCL IT Essentials

This page supports the presentation, “UCL IT essentials”. It is designed for delivery in September 2022 at UCL for students in UCL Department of Science and Technology Studies (STS). Considerable amounts of information for new […]

ProfJoeCain answers question from UCL Talking Heads: What is your favourite place on campus?

Where Is Your Favourite Space on the UCL Campus?

UCL Talking Heads asked me to answer some questions about student life and teaching at the university. In this film, I answer the question, “Where is your favourite space on the UCL campus?” This is a project […]

ProfJoeCain answers question from UCL Talking Heads: What is your favourite place in London?

Where Is Your Favourite Place to Visit in London?

UCL Talking Heads asked me to answer some questions about student life and teaching at the university. In this film, I answer the question, “Where Is Your Favourite Place to Visit in London?” This is a project […]

ProfJoeCain style guide for HPSC modules. Photograph of typewriter.

ProfJoeCain’s style guide for HPSC modules

This is a guide to the style of presentation recommended for assessments in the HPSC modules for which I am module tutor. Students are strongly encouraged to follow this guide as a step towards using […]

HPSC0019 Human Sciences and Society, a course taught by Professor Joe Cain at UCL Department of Science and Technology Studies (STS)

HPSC0019 Human Sciences and Society (Teaching)

Science plays key roles in solving problems of global and local concern. But science never is the only force at work. Increasingly, science and expertise face stiff competition for influence. This module focuses on science when it is […]

HPSC0070 Eugenics in Science and Culture | UCL Science and Technology Studies | ProfJoeCain

HPSC0070 Eugenics in Science and Culture (Teaching)

Eugenics combined science and politics to create social policies intent on “improving the stock” of some human groups at the expense of others. This module investigates eugenics as a history of science and technology operating […]